Grain elevator tax deal could cost St. John Parish more than $200 million over 30 years, analysis finds
Greenfield Louisiana inked a deal that allows it to pay a flat fee in lieu of taxes for decades.
Category: Environment
New cruise trips in River Parishes, touted as economic boon, not happening anytime soon
Officials said at a recent event that ships would be landing within weeks. But no one has applied for permits to build a dock.
‘Dead zone’ smaller than expected, but bigger than desired
Though significantly smaller than expected, this year's dead zone still far exceeds the long-term goal.
How Minnesota’s little, polluted Crow River clouds the Mississippi
The Crow runs into the Mississippi, bringing a share of the pollution driving the large and growing oxygen-depleted 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico.
Could a federal funding program that helped clean up the Great Lakes work for the Mississippi River too?
Mississippi River watershed communities like Bay City, Wisconsin are feeling the effects of environmental degradation. Advocates hope a proposed federal funding program, based on a successful initiative in the Great Lakes, could change this.
City Council committee approves moratorium on Entergy shutdowns until November
The resolution, which the company has agreed to, now goes to the full council for final approval.
River Parish rejects solar farm ban, clearing way for possible future development
The council will engage with a third-party entity to study the economic and environmental impacts of such projects.
Parish in Chemical Corridor, which has historically welcomed petrochemical plants, considering outright ban on solar panel farms
There are more than 30 industrial sites in the parish.
Environmental groups slam nation’s largest exporter of natural gas for trying to skirt EPA emissions rule
Houston-based Cheniere asks to be exempt from rule limiting hazardous emissions, including formaldehyde.
New Orleans finalizing legal contract for Gordon Plaza relocation
Contract sent to Sher Garner firm for completion, despite objections from some City Council members.
